rochelle

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Definition of rochelle in English English dictionary

{i} female first name

A seaport town in France

Related Terms

Rochelle salt

The double salt potassium sodium tartrate that is used as a cathartic

rochelle salt

a double salt used in Seidlitz powder; acts as a cathartic

New Rochelle

A city of southeast New York on Long Island Sound east of Mount Vernon. Settled by Huguenots in 1688, it is mainly residential with some light industry. Population: 67,265

Hyphenation

Ro·chelle

Turkish pronunciation

rōşel

Pronunciation

/rōˈsʜel/ /roʊˈʃɛl/

Etymology

[ rO-'shel- ] (noun.) 1753. La Rochelle, France.